ABOUT JULIAN
Critically acclaimed for his work on the Broadway smash-hit musical Hamilton, Julian’s rich and varied career experience is compelling.
He graduated with honors from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England, before embarking on a highly successful career as a musician, educator, and entrepreneur.
He performed to millions across six continents around the world as a Music Director, winning The Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Award for Best Music Direction on the Broadway musical Hamilton before leading it’s first presentations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (DC) and at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferrè in Puerto Rico (with Lin Manuel Miranda).
A seasoned entrepreneur, Julian has founded four successful businesses in the creative sector including the London based boutique talent agency, Boland & Reeve Ltd (now Collective Agents) and Perfect Equilibrium™ in Los Angeles. He has also worked in many diverse roles outside of performing including concert / tour promoter, theatre producer, and record company executive.
As a coach, he has inspired thousands of students of all ages in performance and performance psychology across the USA, Europe, Canada, Scandinavia, and Japan, with the promotion of self-compassion and well-being central to his message.
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Julian suffered a serious repetitive strain injury while working on Hamilton, that forced his retirement from performing. He uses this experience together with extensive research into stress and burnout to inspire organizations and high achievers to adopt a healthier approach to work.
Julian is an Advisory Board Member for HR.com’s Research Institute (Employee Retention, 2023), and a noted authority on perfectionism. He has written articles for The Hill, Fast Company Magazine, and CEO World magazine and is a TEDx speaker and international keynote speaker, presenting to Teleflora, Learn4Life, MPI, PHIRA, and HRWest among others.
He can be heard on numerous top 200 podcasts, and his interviews have featured across the ABC, NBC, and CBS networks.